Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo could be back after the NBA All-Star break.
ESPN’s Jamal Collier shared in his latest column that the Greek Freak could be back on the court sooner rather than later.
“When Antetokounmpo strained his right calf on Jan. 23, his second calf injury of the season, he estimated it would sideline him for four to six weeks,” Collier wrote. “Although the Bucks did not release a specific timeline for his return, sources told ESPN that Antetokounmpo could be aiming to come back on the shorter end of his projected window: Four weeks from his initial injury would be Feb. 20, the team’s first game following the All-Star break.”
Antetokounmpo has been out for the past two-plus weeks with what is his second significant calf injury of the season. The 10-time All-Star has missed 21 games this season.
Was Giannis Antetokounmpo Ever Really Going to Be Traded?
It’s been quite the season for Antetokounmpo in terms of talks of his future in Milwaukee. The rumors were running rampant as many predicted that Antetokounmpo would be traded from Milwaukee and that he would request that trade.
That was at the forefront of the deadline, but the two sides will stick it out for at least the rest of the season. Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee is still a bit murky.
Although the Bucks were hearing offers for the two-time MVP, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps said that one Eastern Conference executive shared that the outcome was always going to be Antetokounmpo remaining in Milwaukee.
“It isn’t a surprise this was one of the outcomes,” the executive said, “and this was probably a more than 50% likely outcome.”
The 31-year-old is currently in his 13th season in the league, all with Milwaukee. This season, Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.0 points per game, 10.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 0.9 steals while shooting 64.5 percent from the field in 30 games and 29.2 minutes of action.
Newsweek